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I don't stim, but maybe I should start

Nessie

I've read a lot about how stimming is a common—almost universal—autistic behaviour, but it's not something I've ever done (to my knowledge). Depending on the situation, either I get quite OCD about cleaning and tidying everything around me (it has to be absolutely spotless and aligned perfectly parallel), or I self-harm, but I don't stim in the traditional sense (or maybe I'm misunderstanding the term).

Given that my education, career and general life keeps getting interrupted with stress-induced illnesses, I'm wondering if I need to find a suitable stim to help me cope in daily situations rather than holding everything in until I meltdown, shutdown or completely burnout.

  • Can you remember a time when you didn't stim? If so, when did you start and how did you settle on the stim you now use?
  • Or, have your stims changed over time? If so, why did you choose one in preference to another?

Any insights and advice welcome. Thanks.

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  • For the assessment, i was asked if i had any interesting photos of when i was in primary. I had about three photos of that time actually in my possession; and only because someone back home felt that it was best for me to start looking after that in my old age. Well, they all showed something interesting, but one in particular showed me doing some sort of facial and bodily gurn in response to having a photo taken. The photo was taken in the presence of my quite stress-inducing cousin. Also, people didn't actually take that many photos in those days. I remembered the day well. I remembered the gurn, and how it even seemed a bit bizarre to myself at the time. It also reminded me of something else that a relative told me not long after: that maoris frequently used to avoid having their pictures taken. That really struck me at the time, because I wasn't keen on my 'soul' being captured either. And I'm still not keen on it. And this when selfies have become a major obsession.

    All three photos ended up being taken to the assessment. And were definitely taken as evidence.

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  • For the assessment, i was asked if i had any interesting photos of when i was in primary. I had about three photos of that time actually in my possession; and only because someone back home felt that it was best for me to start looking after that in my old age. Well, they all showed something interesting, but one in particular showed me doing some sort of facial and bodily gurn in response to having a photo taken. The photo was taken in the presence of my quite stress-inducing cousin. Also, people didn't actually take that many photos in those days. I remembered the day well. I remembered the gurn, and how it even seemed a bit bizarre to myself at the time. It also reminded me of something else that a relative told me not long after: that maoris frequently used to avoid having their pictures taken. That really struck me at the time, because I wasn't keen on my 'soul' being captured either. And I'm still not keen on it. And this when selfies have become a major obsession.

    All three photos ended up being taken to the assessment. And were definitely taken as evidence.

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